Jen,
Nobody wants you off "crying in a corner somewhere" but the wonderful, compassionate people here have been where you are. They know what they are talking about. We are not asking you to give up your faith - my faith helped me cope the past year and a half. I am so thankful that I found OCF. There is so much more emphasis on other cancers, that I feel blessed that I have a place where I can come to people who have been through just what I have, and more!

Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.